tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11506454.post8164170462587187385..comments2023-11-03T03:26:57.112-05:00Comments on Planet Grenada: islam and dreadlocksAbdul-Halim V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03811018180731403335noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11506454.post-29567925053668362402014-04-22T19:52:52.024-05:002014-04-22T19:52:52.024-05:00Praise God
Praise God<br />Ranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11506454.post-72751382169382939082014-04-22T19:50:24.136-05:002014-04-22T19:50:24.136-05:00I love the deen may Allah (swt) reward us all as-...I love the deen may Allah (swt) reward us all as-salaamu alaikumRanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11506454.post-60110369920810469112011-12-11T02:39:08.576-06:002011-12-11T02:39:08.576-06:00As-Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatu Allah Wa Barakatuh. ...As-Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatu Allah Wa Barakatuh. Rastas actually take the dreads from Nazirite vow and Samson who have seven "locks" on his head which they interpret to be dreads. As said here, some sects of Islam wear them. It's kinda like the hijab and the Catholic head veil. There's gonna be similar things among Ibrahimic faiths and there's certain things we can decide for ourselves on whether it is appropriate. Muhammad had from just below the ear hair or up until above the shoulders that was wavy. (Explained as neither curly nor straight) Considering that we should learn from Muhammad, this would be the best hair. (Logically) But we are told to keep clean. Water should be able to wet the scalp. Men should undo their braids to clean their hair while women do not have to. Dreads aren't a hairstyle you just do and undo and do again. =/ So if that helps, then awesome. =DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11506454.post-211186983746035142011-01-04T04:24:13.651-06:002011-01-04T04:24:13.651-06:00Il semble que vous soyez un expert dans ce domaine...Il semble que vous soyez un expert dans ce domaine, vos remarques sont tres interessantes, merci.<br /><br />- DanielAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11506454.post-27627856143432146992008-10-24T21:15:00.000-05:002008-10-24T21:15:00.000-05:00I am in a process of getting dreads and i got a bi...I am in a process of getting dreads and i got a big beard. However I am South Asian so its harder initially.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11506454.post-88614968121986824232008-02-13T11:05:00.000-06:002008-02-13T11:05:00.000-06:00But regarding the earlier point about one lock, I ...But regarding the earlier point about one lock, I agree with you but that's why I tried to phrase that point in the way I did. Shaving even one lock still breaks the Nazrite vow. Although if you are just "growing dreads" you can occasionally trim them and keep them neat.<BR/><BR/>I forget if I shared this story on the blog but one Friday many years ago I also met a Muslim-looking non-Muslim (African-American, kufi wearing, short beard, white shalwar kamiz) who returned my salaams and even asked some questions I had about the local masjid. But yeah, eventually he said he wasn't Muslim. Which was just kind of weird.Abdul-Halim V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03811018180731403335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11506454.post-41145345555065525452008-02-13T10:59:00.000-06:002008-02-13T10:59:00.000-06:00ok that makes more sense.ok that makes more sense.Abdul-Halim V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03811018180731403335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11506454.post-80433428480938390942008-02-11T20:24:00.000-06:002008-02-11T20:24:00.000-06:00*that should read "massive head", not massive drea...*that should read "massive head", not massive dreads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11506454.post-4382622970686972008-02-11T13:33:00.000-06:002008-02-11T13:33:00.000-06:00I wouldn't get dreads because I work in a professi...I wouldn't get dreads because I work in a professional environment in which my beard already seems out of place, and frankly every white 20-something I know with dreads is a wasteoid. That said, I don't see anything intrinsically wrong with dreads, and as I understand it shaving one's head for hajj is not required, just recommended, a lot of Muslims just cut off one lock symbolically. As for point three, Muhammad didn't reject every cultural marker of the Meccan peoples even though they weren't Muslims, simply the parts that did not accord with the principles he brought with him. Point 5 would killed me, though, as it's already hard to find kufis big enough for my massive dreads. <BR/><BR/>Somewhat related, I met a guy with dreads, shalwar kamiz, and a kufi here and asked him if he's a Muslim, he said that no, he's just an African. He's actually a Juvenile Probation officer. <BR/><BR/>I answered your question at my blog, btw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com